The Verrückt water slide.

The world’s tallest water slide might still stand this summer — even after a boy’s brutal death last year was expected to shut it down.

The Verrückt water slide is expected to remain at the Schlitterbahn park in Kansas City, Kan. when it reopens for the summer May 26, nearly a year after 10-year-old Caleb Schwab was decapitated after riding it.

The park said it wanted to take down the 168-foot slide as soon as possible. Ironically, the investigation into Schwab’s death has forced the park to preserve its deadly attraction.

“We would like Verrückt down immediately,” Schlitterbahn spokeswoman Winter Prosapio told the Kansas City Star.

“It’s not in our interest to have it up. It’s terrible for the community, it’s terrible for the family.”

Caleb Schwab.

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Schwab died during a park celebration for the families of local lawmakers — including his father, state Rep. Scott Schwab. The family eventually reached an undisclosed wrongful death settlement with the park, but the father still said in a “Good Morning America” interview he believes his son died because “someone was negligent.”

It remains unclear exactly what led to Schwab’s fatal ride, and a court order prevents the park owners from removing the ride until the Kansas Attorney General’s Office finishes its probe, which could lead to criminal charges.

The slide will remain closed and fenced off from patrons, even as it still towers over the park.

Kansas law does allow the state to have direct oversight of parks like Schlitterbahn. Before Schwab’s death, the Verrückt had not been inspected since it opened in 2014, even though its much-touted debuted was delayed numerous times due to safety concerns. The ride opened with an age restriction of 14, which would have kept Schwab from riding it, but it later switched to a height restriction.